Anyone else make there own straps?

Hello All,
Just wanted to see if anyone else here make their own straps? I got tired of looking around for just the right strap and I never have luck ordering them online. They always show up too long, short,not stiff enough and so on.

The other day I got this bug up my butt and said that if I cant find the strap I want, I'll just make one. You have seen the design before....but this was made with local store bought supplies.

Under the binding I used leather fasteners .....kind of like rivets but they screw together. The binding is a black leather lace/string....its all held on there using hidden knots. What I did was run the leather binding through the strap with about 4 inches hanging out of the end(were the ring is). The I just wrapped it from the other side, when I got to the end I tied a good knot and tucked it in.

My straps are quick-release with a hand-strap portion, a pouch for viewfinder or audio mics, and another quick release buckle for a shoulder strap. I get a more lightweight strap material from training leashes.

It's rated to hold 550 lbs so should be enough for the GX1 and 45mm lens

Incidentally, it's great for many things, so I buy about 50' at a time (for like $5). I use it for shoelaces, everything. Cut it to the length you desire, and then stick the end over a flame for a few seconds to melt it.

My straps are quick-release with a hand-strap portion, a pouch for viewfinder or audio mics, and another quick release buckle for a shoulder strap. I get a more lightweight strap material from training leashes.

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good idea on the training leashes Ned...I have all of Minnie's so may be I can make a camera strap out of one

Re materials, here is another thought: I was in a farm store recently and looked at leather horse reins. For some designs they would probably work well for straps. IIRC they were about $30 but would make a lot of straps.

My straps are quick-release with a hand-strap portion, a pouch for viewfinder or audio mics, and another quick release buckle for a shoulder strap. I get a more lightweight strap material from training leashes.

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WOW! So much talent on this forum. We even have a leash trainer! Do you use food rewards or the clicker method, Ned?

All straps use pushbutton quick-release rifle sling swivels for camera attachment. They are a tad heavy but I can change a strap to suit my immediate needs in a few seconds.

Camera fittings are along the lines of these:

The pigtail style camera connectors allow the strap hardware to hang below my hands as I hold the camera.

None of this is hard to do, guys. A household sewing machine will handle the webbing. An inexpensive rivet set and punch set came from Tandy Leather. You need a sharp knife (box knife, for example) to cut the leather and a heated (electric, stove, propane torch) knife to cut the webbing. That's about it.

Looks great. Reminds me of an old neighbor I had. He was a merchant marine Captain in WWII ... he was into knots. Knotted up all the handrails at the Maritime Museum in San Pedro (Port of Los Angeles). He loved his knots, he even gave my daughter a ship in a bottle for her second birthday.